Taylor Swift’s “august” has a standard recording length of 4:21.
The song appears on Swift’s eighth studio album, Folklore, released in 2020. Its four-minute duration gives the track enough space for a gradual, atmospheric arrangement built from keyboards, strings, guitar-pop textures, and reverb-heavy production.
The length is sometimes confused with other Folklore songs. “Cardigan,” another song connected to the album’s fictional teenage love triangle, runs for 3:59, while “The 1” lasts 3:30. Those different timings matter when identifying the album’s individual tracks.
“august” was not originally released as a conventional lead single, but its recurring August streaming surge later made it one of Folklore’s most recognizable songs. Its title, seasonal imagery, and late-summer storyline helped turn the track into an annual fan tradition.